This image, taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera on Sol 50, the 50th day of the mission, July 15, 2008, shows material collected in the lander's scoop from the rasping activity on the Martian surface. The collected material, believed to be icy soil, is near the bottom of the image. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Max Planck Institute

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